Talk:In Praise of Blood

Content section
Consider the possibility of separating the Content section into two sections having to do with: 1) the writing of the book and 2) the content of the book. Bob K31416 (talk) 11:19, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Also to consider are diagrams of the respective timelines for writing the book and/or the Rwanda events described in the book. Bob K31416 (talk) 13:47, 13 February 2021 (UTC)


 * I agree the book's outline is complicated. IPOB is not a scholarly book that traces a line through Rwanda history -- it is a commercial nonfiction book following the adventures of a young reporter who stumbled on a big "crime" story and later pursued it. The book follows the sequence of the reporter's life and investigations, which is why it begins chapter 1 in Zaire in 1997. This article is about the book, not about the crimes. Although I have been accused of wanting to turn this article into an "indictment" of the RPF, on the contrary, I think we should keep our focus here on the book.


 * I see that some material from this book has been added to other Wikipedia articles including Double genocide theory (Rwanda) and Massacres of Hutus during the First Congo War. The article Rwandan Patriotic Front could use more of it. HouseOfChange (talk) 16:34, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
 * That being the case, it might be useful to clarify that by putting in the first paragraph of the lead the idea, "... book following the adventures of a young reporter who stumbled on a big "crime" story and later pursued it." Bob K31416 (talk) 17:06, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Per your suggestion, I put that idea into the lead of the Content section. (The article lead summarizes material already in the body.) HouseOfChange (talk) 17:17, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Good. Maybe a word other than adventures, which sounds to me like a fun thing. Bob K31416 (talk) 22:06, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

War crimes/killing
In the lead, consider changing "the war crimes against Hutus" to the more specific "the killing of Hutu civilians". Bob K31416 (talk) 18:32, 24 February 2021 (UTC)